Job Location : Plymouth,MI, USA
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Process Engineer Department: Manufacturing
Classification: Exempt, Indirect
Job Location: Plymouth, Michigan
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
Position Reports to: Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Positions Supervised: None
POSITION PURPOSE
The Process Engineer is a hands-on manufacturing expert responsible for ensuring production efficiency is maintained and all parts produced meet customer quality expectations. This role will also be responsible for early detection and quick action to resolve any non-conformances found. This role will develop and implement manufacturing processes and train assembly team members to perform those processes as intended. This role will also maintain manufacturing equipment and perform process audits, as well as lead root cause analysis for issues found.
The successful candidate will be part of a small team managing a remote manufacturing facility, where a wide scope of work is expected. The role will include a combination of analytical and hands on assignments.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES
NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
COMPETENCIES
Analytical, Problem Solving, Communication, Managing customer focus, Teamwork, Organization support
SCOPE AND INFLUENCE
Knowledge
Limited use and/or application of technical principles, theories, and concepts.
Problem Solving
Develop solutions to routine technical problems of limited scope.
Discretion/Latitude
Work is indirectly supervised. Follows general instructions and acts independently to execute strategic priorities within the guidelines of operating procedures and applicable approval matrices.
Impact
Contributes to the completion of routine technical tasks. Failure to achieve results can normally be overcome without serious effect on schedules and programs.
Contacts
Contacts are primarily with immediate supervisor, project leaders, and other professionals in the department; as well as with plant manager, operations staff, and assembly employees outside the department.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS, WORK ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH AND SAFETY
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger; handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work conditions described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to lasers. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to low light or dark working conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Employee in this role will spend significant time in both office and manufacturing environments.
NOTE: These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job. Individuals assigned to perform tasks defined in this job description that are controlled by the ISO program have the authority, consent and responsibility to carry out those tasks as defined in the program.